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LOS ANGELES — Wink Martindale, the genial host of such hit game shows as “Gambit” and “Tic-Tac-Dough” who also did one of the ...
125 Years of Ocean Madness,” historical contributions to the HBO TV series “Boardwalk Empire” and television appearances on “The Dinah Shore Show” and “The Merv Griffin Show.” ...
I come out here, go on radio and TV, make a record ... a coproduction with Merv Griffin that debuted in 1985 and was canceled after one season. His next show, "Bumper Stumpers," ran on U.S ...
His first venture was “Headline Chasers,” a co-production with Merv Griffin that debuted in 1985 ... agreed to appear on Mr. Martindale’s TV show “Top Ten Dance Party” in 1956.
The Tonight Show, hosted by Jimmy Fallon, is still a TV institution ... looser era—like The Merv Griffin Show, where interviews could run half an hour or longer, or Tom Snyder’s The Tomorrow ...
Some viewers felt that the magic-realistic themes, like Kramer recreating a vintage TV talk show set at home ... by getting the remains of the set of the Merv Griffin show, and putting them in his ...
After leaving that program, he helped create and produce the game show "Headline Chasers'' in association with Merv Griffin, although the show was short-lived. He received a star on the Hollywood ...